title: 11q23 abnormalities in children with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (M4-M5). Association with previous chemotherapy.
abstract: Cytogenetic studies of 12 patients aged less than 14 years with acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia (ANLL) (M4-M5) showed structural abnormalities on chromosome 11 at band q23-q24 in five cases (41.8%). Four of these 12 patients had ANLL (M4-M5) after treatment with cytostatics for non-Hodgkin lymphoma in one case and for an acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in the other three. Three of these four cases had 11q23 abnormalities [one [one 46,XY,t(11;17)(q23;25); another 47,XY,+8,-15,del(11)(q23),+der(15)t(15;?)(p11;?); the third 47,XX,+8,t(3;17) (p11;q25),t(4;11)(q21;q23)] and one had a normal karyotype on being diagnosed ANLL (M4-M5). The notable increase of ANLL (M4-M5) in our patients who had received cytostatics as treatment for a previous neoplasia makes evaluation of our results timely in comparison with those of other groups who use these therapeutic protocols.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Hematologia y Hemoterapia, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prieto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palau
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Badia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beneyto
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Perez-Sirvent
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orts
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Castel
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007621:Karyotyping; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents